The Martinsville Artesians have the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome the Edgewood Mustangs at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Martinsville is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 3.9 goals per game this season.
Martinsville's defense heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Monday. They put the hurt on Perry Meridian with a sharp 5-0 victory. Olivia Phillips was a massive factor in the win as she booted in three goals all by herself.
Meanwhile, Edgewood put another one in the bag on Tuesday to keep their perfect season alive. While the 0-0 score might suggest a draw, it was Edgewood who was credited with the win. Edgewood got it done in the shootout by posting six goals to Northview's five.
Martinsville is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 6-5 record this season. As for Edgewood, they pushed their record up to 9-0 with that victory, which was their fifth straight at home.
Everything went Martinsville's way against Edgewood in their previous matchup back in September of 2023 as Martinsville made off with a 4-1 win. Will Martinsville repeat their success, or does Edgewood have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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